Example sentences of "[coord] [not/n't] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | High Court judge , Sir Nicholas Browne-Wilkinson V- C , was not concerned about ‘ a detailed analysis of much conflicting evidence or documentation ’ , because at this stage there was only a preliminary question of whether or not the plaintiffs ' statement of claim should be struck out . |
2 | It is in a practical sense their assets and not the shareholders ' assets that , through the medium of the company , are under the management of the directors pending either liquidation , return to insolvency , or the imposition of some alternative administration . |
3 | It followed , or so it seemed to us , that while steps should be taken to clear the streets of soliciting prostitutes , the behaviour of consenting male adults in private was their affair and not the laws ' . |
4 | The index linking of teachers ' pensions is actually that 's actually met by the government and not the teachers ' superannuation fund . |
5 | The effect of this is that the Solicitors ' Overseas Practice Rules , and not the Solicitors ' Indemnity Rules , apply to the overseas offices in respect of indemnity . |
6 | Company law also assigns to the members the ultimate right to make decisions in certain key areas , for example with regard to changes in the corporate constitution or increases in capital , again in order to ensure that the business is run in accordance with their , and not the directors ' , interests . |
7 | They can be overstimulated by variety , and often it is the teacher 's ideas that are expressed and not the pupils ' . |
8 | After the crash , the number of people shrank , but not the survivors ' pay-packets . |